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Chapter 545.

“I’m no-“ Thea was about to interject, but she just shrugged and accepted her new title in the end.

Zac only smiled wryly as he stepped into the teleporter with Thea, the squad of ten Zhix scouts and Ibtep following close behind.

It looked like the town didn’t get a lot of visitors as the guards reeled with shock when their group stepped out of the teleporter. The reclusive Marshall Scion wasn’t immediately recognized, but the small German town exploded with activity whe...

Chapter 544.

Zac looked over at the Tool Spirit with surprise. This time Brazla was dressed like a scholar, and he held a golden abacus in his hands instead of some sort of oversized weaponry. There was also a sense of calmness in his eyes like he had transcended the mortal plane or was beyond mundane worries.

Of course, it was just Brazla playing the part, but it was far comparable to the domineering and arrogant persona he had when pretending to be a cultivator. In fact, Kenzie had already told hi...

Chapter 543.

Zac sighed when he heard Nonet’s declaration, but he could understand the sentiment. The Anointed were terrifyingly powerful beings who could act as spiritual leaders and protectors of the Zhix, but that could only continue for so long. The world would soon pass them by as they were stuck at the F-Grade. A random warrior would be able to kill them with a simple swing in a decade or two.

Such a transference in power would undoubtedly affect their positions as leaders as well, especiall...

Chapter 542.

Zac returned to his compound and just visited his sister for a bite before turning in for the night. Neither Billy nor Thea had returned from their trials just yet according to Kenzie, which hopefully was a good thing. It might mean they managed to get opportunities similar to himself, where he got an additional trial that increased the time that the trial took.

Ogras’ Inheritance had passed quicker, only taking him a few hours. The demon hadn’t divulged everything that happened, it...

Chapter 541.

“How can a planet having multiple attunements not be good? It sounds extremely good,” Zac asked with a frown.

“In some cases, certainly. Worlds with Wood and Water attunements are supremely valuable among Herbalists, for example. One such planet might be worth as much as 1000 normal worlds of the same grade as they can grow unique plants that require both attunements to thrive. However, such planets appearing is thanks to the two elements harmonize well with each other,” Triv ex...

Chapter 540.

There were also over a dozen peak quality talismans that were a mix of defensive and offensive among the most valuable treasures, but Zac immediately realized that their craftsmanship paled compared to the ones he had looted from the mentalist. They would still work as back-ups to his somewhat depleted reserves, and he could give out a few more to his core fighters.

But he wasn't personally very interested in talismans of that tier any longer, feeling that his recent attribute gain had ...

Chapter 539.

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“What? ONE BILLION for some unsealing?” Zac almost roared as some killing intent started leaking from his body.

“Most of it was the cost of materials. Unsealing is akin to array breaking, and we had to spend a lot to get the work done. Just the best version of [Warrior's Heart]cost us almost 45 Million to unseal, in addition to time and manpower spent. The whole process of unsealing this many treasures requir...

Chapter 538.

A/N: Second round of double chappies.

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Billy looked around curiously, but he frowned when there was nothing but fog everywhere. Still, Billy remembered Zac’s words. This magic statue was dangerous. Of course, Billy was smart enough to understand that without Zac telling. The statue was able to grow in size so much that Billy could fit inside without problem, so how could it be normal?

Zac was just tryin...

Chapter 537.

A/N: 2/2.

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Zac couldn't help but fantasize about whether the Sky Gnome had actually got his hands on one of the four materials required for the Shipyard Upgrade. If it actually was the case, then it would most likely be the first one, the [Urgarat Flakes]. It was a very rare form of metal, but it was not nearly as rare as the other things Karunthel asked for.

As to why the metal was so rare, it was because it w...

Chapter 536.

A/N: Thanks for Re-Upping, and welcome new patrons! 

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What an asshole.

She knew that Zac had warned her of this Brazla, but she was still fuming after the encounter. However, she knew that part of the reason she got so angry was that the words of the Tool Spirit were getting to her a bit. The image she had nurtured of herself had been cracking over the past weeks.

Waking up in the tutorial ...

Chapter 535.

“What? Are they okay?” Zac asked with worry.

“They’re fine. They arrived a while ago, tried to enter the Inheritance. But the Tool Spirit is blocking them, and not even your sister couldn’t change its mind,” Joanna explained. “He’s also being a bit… like himself.”

Zac groaned and immediately took out his flying treasure, quickly returning to the volcano. Joanna waited for him there, and they teleported to his private courtyard as it was closest to the Towers of...

Chapter 534.

The enormous feline had become utterly enraged by Zac's attack, and it even seemed that the shallow wound had emboldened it, making it think that was the limit of Zac’s capabilities. It shot forward over and over, its claws trying to rip through his armor. However, the cat couldn’t get through the thick plating, allowing Zac to completely focus on his quest.

His abyssal eyes were trained at the nimble form, his eyes clearly seeing the vibrant life-force rousing in the beast’s body...

December update.

So, a quick status update for December.

DotF will take its first real vacation for ten days this winter, with no scheduled chapters between 21-31 of December. This will affect both Patreon (all tiers) and RoyalRoad. 

The schedule will return back to normal in January, with standard Mon-Saturday releases and two bonus chapters for $10 Tier.  Release schedule 1-19 Dec will also be the same as usual.

This is partly because I want to plan out some of t...

Chapter 533.

A keening cry echoed out across the jungle as Zac swung his axe in one lightning-quick motion, his abyssal eyes keeping track of the streams of life inside the target. However, the massive boar didn’t fall apart into two gory slabs from the swing as one might expect, but it rather just seemed enraged.

A deep cut had appeared on its flank, and while it was freely bleeding down on the forest floor it was far from a grievous wound. With the high Vitality of an E-Grade beast the wound wou...

Chapter 532.

Zac looked down at the letter in his hand as he walked the last stretch toward the array, but he eventually put it away without. He didn’t want to ruin the state he was in right now, and he took one last look at the world David had built for himself and Hannah.

David had said something that stuck with him as they walked along the fields. He said that the world had become extremely terrifying, but it had also become far more beautiful. David had chosen to focus on the latter, which was...

Chapter 531.

The island might be the only place where Zac held a captive, but it looked like a paradise rather than a dungeon. A vibrant array of colors spread across the hill as flowers covered almost every inch apart from a small path. It wasn’t wildflowers though, but rather a meticulously arranged garden that stretched from the teleportation array down into a field below.

If that was all it wouldn’t have been too surprising, as getting flowers to bloom was infinitely easier now that there wa...

Chapter 530.

“There are two rewards? What are they?” Zac asked with anticipation.

“You could say one is for you and one is for Port Atwood. The first is a pretty interesting mobile array, called the [Spatial Gate Array]. It is a two-part array that has two functions, the first of which will allow you to teleport to Port Atwood from almost anywhere in the whole sector once every decade,” Abby said.

“What? Can’t I already do that as a world leader?” Zac asked with ...

Chapter 529.

The broken pieces of the enormous sigil still radiated some heat even after over an hour had passed, but it wasn’t to the point that Zac felt it was dangerous any longer. He walked closer to it to see if it actually was just normal gold, and he finally realized a pattern covered its surface. It almost looked like Damascus Steel but in gold and white, and where the white formed what looked like hazy patterns.

It clearly wasn’t inscribed though, but it rather looked more like somethin...

Chapter 528.

"He did it!" Kenzie smiled, her clenched fists finally relaxing in her lap.

"It's amazing," Lyla said from the side. "It's finally over. Maybe we can finally start living our lives again."

"There are still some things that needs to be done though," Kenzie smiled, though the smile felt a bit strained.

"Like what?" Lyla asked with confusion.

Lyla had stayed with her in her courtyard to help take her mind off the fact that Zac was risking his life against the cultists. Sh...

Chapter 527.

“Shit, why is it so hard to get one's hands on some tokens? Or some other way to activate that big-ass crystal inland?” Smaug muttered in annoyance as he paced back and forth in his home-prison in Port Atwood.

Who would have thought that he would be put under house arrest and tasked with coming up with money-making schemes by that little blue devil? He had just tried to get a better understanding of the resources available to his new boss, and this was the thanks he got?

“Ai...

Chapter 526.

Zac didn’t have time to curse the demon for his foreshadowing as he felt something terrifying was coming. He immediately started setting up his layers of defenses, not holding anything back for potential enemies. Everything except him was long dead in the area, killed by either the explosion, the magma, or the concussive explosions who had rocked the whole core of the basin.

The cage of [Profane Seal] sprung up around him, forming an outer layer of protection. Zac nor...

Chapter 525.

Zac finally understood why the cultists had acted so weirdly until now. A few of them had simply been sacrificial pawns for Zac to kill in hopes that it would make him lower his guard. The cultists utilized the fact that everyone thought of them as insane zealots with no regard for their lives. They were ruthless against others, but perhaps even more-so against themselves.

But the real method to deal with him was obviously not the meager defense in front of the main temple, and the insc...

Chapter 524.

The zealots seemed enraged rather than wounded after being drenched in the darkness of [Rapturous Divide]. It was like they took it as a personal affront that he had shrouded their temple and part of the massive rune in darkness.

They all started emitting flames that actually seemed to counteract the darkness, and Zac’s eyes widened in surprise when he saw that even the temple itself seemed capable to resist the effect of his skill. Nothing like this had happened when...

Chapter 523.

It turned out that on the other side of the expansive mountain range was a vast basin, a vast depression in the landscape. It looked like something left behind by a meteor millions of years ago. It almost felt like he had entered a different climate zone as well as warm winds wafted into his face. The humidity had gained a huge spike on this side of the mountains as well, like all the moisture was trapped in the basin.

That wasn’t surprising though as massive waterfalls could be spott...

Chapter 522.

The massive eagles soared ever closer, but Zac didn’t panic as he opened his skill menu while fleeing from the flock. He had already looked at the description, but he wanted to use it as a clue to what might be the problem.

[E] Rapturous Divide - Proficiency: Early.   Between the Abyss and Arcadia is an endless chasm. Upgradeable.

The [E] in front of the skill was unique, as the other skills were without any tag. However, that wasn't important right no...

Chapter 521.

“You want to enter right now? You sure you don’t want to wait?” Zac asked with surprise. "You might die, you know. As I told you in the letter, the masters of the Inheritances all seem to be eccentric characters. Why not wait until you’ve reached level 75?”

Zac had gifted them each a shot at an Inheritance as thanks for protecting Port Atwood while he was away. So he wasn't surprised to hear her bring it up, but he was a bit confused that she already wanted to take the trial. ...

Chapter 520.

Zac had tried the compound on himself as well, but the efficacy was extremely limited in his case. He didn't believe it was because of his constitution or anything like that though, but simply because he was already E-Grade Race. He would probably have to get his hands on better pearls. These longevity treasures were something he picked up on the second level of the Tower after all, so they weren't some supreme treasures.

Of course, there was also the possibility that the life-force suc...

Chapter 519.

Zac already knew there were some natives living inside the Mystic Realm since long ago, but the situation that Julia described had exceeded his expectations.

“Do you know the strength of the aliens?” Zac asked with some worry.

“The Intelligence said High E-Grade, but it’s hard to know what that means,” Julia said.

Zac nodded in agreement. Just level alone was an imprecise measurement of someone’s power. For example, the Dragon he had fought in the Tower of Eterni...

Chapter 518.

It was now extremely clear how big the improved Dao Field was, as it formed an almost perfect bubble around him spreading for up to 200 meters. It looked like he used a defensive treasure, though his Dao Field was more transparent.

It even had a direct defensive capability, as Zac noticed that a few falling leaves were rebuffed and pushed to the side. He didn’t expect the Dao field to protect him against ultimate strikes or anything, but who knew how strong such a field could become a...

Chapter 517.

Volume was not the only thing extraordinary with Verun's roar as dozens of trees suddenly exploded, utterly ripped to shreds. It almost looked like Verun had torn them apart with its mouth, but Zac guessed it should have been the soundwaves.

The Tool Spirit leaped over the now-emptied pond and buffed Zac’s chest once before it dissipated into a stream of energy that entered the axe that now was embedded in the ground of the dried-out pool. Zac jumped down and ripped it out, but he alm...